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Caroline Bay Beach

Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand

No photo of Caroline Bay Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:09 pm
7 am
4.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
19 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
Now
6.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 pm
6.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C62°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
128 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:09 pm
Today
4.3Fair7 am1711
4.8Fair8 am1911
5.7Good9 am1912
6.1Good10 am1610
6.7Good11 am149
6.7Good12 pm159
6.4Good1 pm1811
6.4Good2 pm1811
6.5Good3 pm1711
6.1Good4 pm1710
6.2Good5 pm159
6.7Good6 pm149
6.9GoodNow128
6.9Good8 pm159
Sat
4.6Fair7 am127
4.6Fair8 am96
4.6Fair9 am106
5.4Fair10 am117
6.0Good11 am127
5.2Fair12 pm138
4.7Fair1 pm117
6.2Good2 pm32
7.4Great3 pm2012
6.8Good4 pm3924
6.5Good5 pm3622
6.3Good6 pm3321
6.4Good7 pm3019
6.1Good8 pm3119
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 2 am, 0.8 m. Low at 8 am, -0.7 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 mHigh 2 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 8 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 2 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 8 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 62%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 46%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms180 m570 ft away
  • Showers320 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water330 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m860 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink19 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 570 m0.4 mi
  • Playground380 m0.2 mi away
  • Boat ramp470 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
630 m0.4 miTimaru (town)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miTimaru Richard Pearse Airport (TIU)

Nearby places

  • Little IndiaIndian
    570 m0.4 mi
  • FusionFood and drink
    570 m0.4 mi
  • Monteith's Bay54Food and drink
    570 m0.4 mi
  • Saikou Teppenyaki and Whisky BarJapanese
    650 m0.4 mi
  • Ice ice babyFood and drink
    670 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources